diff --git a/weed/filer/redis/redis_cluster_store.go b/weed/filer/redis/redis_cluster_store.go
index 3afa1cd43..9572058a8 100644
--- a/weed/filer/redis/redis_cluster_store.go
+++ b/weed/filer/redis/redis_cluster_store.go
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ func (store *RedisClusterStore) GetName() string {
 
 func (store *RedisClusterStore) Initialize(configuration util.Configuration, prefix string) (err error) {
 
-	configuration.SetDefault(prefix+"useReadOnly", true)
-	configuration.SetDefault(prefix+"routeByLatency", true)
+	configuration.SetDefault(prefix+"useReadOnly", false)
+	configuration.SetDefault(prefix+"routeByLatency", false)
 
 	return store.initialize(
 		configuration.GetStringSlice(prefix+"addresses"),
diff --git a/weed/filer/redis2/redis_cluster_store.go b/weed/filer/redis2/redis_cluster_store.go
index 4dbcca913..22d09da25 100644
--- a/weed/filer/redis2/redis_cluster_store.go
+++ b/weed/filer/redis2/redis_cluster_store.go
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ func (store *RedisCluster2Store) GetName() string {
 
 func (store *RedisCluster2Store) Initialize(configuration util.Configuration, prefix string) (err error) {
 
-	configuration.SetDefault(prefix+"useReadOnly", true)
-	configuration.SetDefault(prefix+"routeByLatency", true)
+	configuration.SetDefault(prefix+"useReadOnly", false)
+	configuration.SetDefault(prefix+"routeByLatency", false)
 
 	return store.initialize(
 		configuration.GetStringSlice(prefix+"addresses"),